Every now and then I get a case of what I call “mind bounce” where I have many, many ofttimes unrelated thoughts bouncing around in my head that clamour and compete for my attention.  It is at times like this that I find it helpful to let the thoughts have their say and put them into words … sometimes with no logical sequence that anyone can discern … let the mind run free, in other words.  Today is such a day, and here are a few of the thoughts vying for time inside my head …

Abortion/women’s rights should NOT be a political football.  LGBTQ rights should NOT be a political football.  Support for Ukraine in their defense against the Russian bear should NOT be a political football.  These are all human rights issues … game playing to gain political power using women, the LGBTQ community, and the people of Ukraine is simply WRONG!  It is not justifiable, not moral and certainly not humanitarian.  LIVES are at stake … you know, lives … people … ordinary, average people like the ones who put together your sandwich at McDonalds or build your car at the Ford Motor plant or stock the produce in your local grocery store.  We are humans, not some pawns on the bureaucratic chessboard!

Today, we have a Congress, state legislatures, state governors and attorneys general, not to mention federal and state courts who have decided to play god and decide who lives and who dies.  Remember Kate Cox down in Texas who nearly died because Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decided she shouldn’t be allowed to have an abortion – even though her life was at risk and the fetus she was carrying was not viable?  WHO do these jerks think they are???

And most of this hatred in our government stems from the religious right who believe that women should be relegated to second class citizens, that LGBTQ people are criminals who don’t deserve to live, and that Ukrainians don’t matter because … well, because they aren’t white American Christians.  For those who have forgotten, religion and politics do not mix, it is a toxic … a lethal … combination.  There are many different religions in this nation, and a growing number of us are agnostics and atheists, so who died and left these assholes with their religious zeal boss over us all???

It seems to me that if one claims “immunity from crimes committed while in office” then that in and of itself is an admission that one has, in fact, committed such crimes. If the courts ultimately rule that Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his crimes, then I, too, have full immunity and so do you!  That means … there are NO laws or rules in our society, we can all do whatever suits us at any moment in time!  Why?  Because each and every one of us is special in our own way, so if Trump, America’s #1 asshole, is so special that he is deemed to be above the law by the courts, then so are we all!  Simple.  The courts will put themselves out of business, for nobody will ever again need a law interpreted or ruled on!

Ol’ Donny boy Trump says that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”.  I believe this was a quote directly from Herr Führer Hitler back in the day.  The only thing I see “poisoning” anything in this country is Trump and his goddam foolish faithful followers!  Interestingly, two of Donnie’s three legal wives were immigrants, so does that mean that Junior, Eric, Ivanka, and Barron are the poison that we should fear?

On another topic, a bit more fun … did you know that the Portland, Oregon airport has “therapy llamas”?  Yep, they are there to help relieve the stress of holiday travel. The Wednesday before Christmas, Beni and Prince tended to an emergency after a plane was delayed because of fog in Seattle.

One distressed woman threw her arms around the 15-year-old Beni and pressed her face into his shaggy brown coat, saying “Oh my god, I so need a therapy llama … I am so happy right now.”  For something to put a smile on your face, check out the article in WaPo!

Well, now you see how my mind can bounce all over the place!  Does yours ever do that?